April 17: 1397, Geoffrey Chaucer told the Canterbury Tales for the 1st time at the court of Richard II. 1861, Virginia seceded from the United States. 1895, The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan was signed, marking the end of the 1st Sino-Japanese War. 1949, At midnight 26 Irish counties officially left the British Commonwealth. A 21-gun salute on O’Connell Bridge, Dublin, ushered in the Republic of Ireland. 1970, Apollo 13 returned to Earth safely. 1986 The Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years’ War between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly ended.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 11:00:16 +0000
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